The Purple Island and Anatomy in Early Seventeenth-century Literature, Philosophy, and Theology

The Purple Island and Anatomy in Early Seventeenth-century Literature, Philosophy, and Theology
ISBN-10
0838640184
ISBN-13
9780838640180
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
718
Language
English
Published
2007
Publisher
Associated University Presse
Author
Peter Mitchell

Description

Sets out to reconstruct and analyze the rationality of Phineas Fletcher's use of figurality in The Purple Island (1633) - a poetic allegory of human anatomy. This book demonstrates that the analogies and metaphors of literary works share coherence and consistency with anatomy textbooks.

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